Vehicle-wheel with demountable rim



' L. v. ANNABLE. .,Hl'cLE WHEEL wnH D EMOUNTABLE mM. APR. [916.

Patented Aug. 10, 1920.

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MOUNTABLE RIM. PR. i. .1916.

Patented Allg. 1.0, 1920.

S FQ@ LEEl V. ANNABLE, 01'" OLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSG-NMENTS, 'IO THE STANDARE PARTS COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

VEHICLE-WHEEL 71TH DEIVIOUNTABLE RIM.

319348,95, Specification of Letters Patent. Patend Aug 10, 1920. Application led April 7', 1916. Serial No. 89,624.

To aZZ'w/tom it may concern: a lbottom plan view of the portion of the Be it known that I, Lien V. ANNAnn-n., a rim appearing in Figs. at and 5. l

citizen of the 'United States, and a resident The form of demountable rim l illusof Cleveland, county ot Cuyahoga, and trated is similar to that currently in use,

State of Ohio, have invented anew and useknown as the Continental rim, and may 60 ful Improvement inv Vehicle-lVheels with be either a continuous rim, or transplit as Demountable Rims, of which the following shown at 2 in Fig. l, or it may be made of is a specification, the principle of the invensectional construction, as will be readily .tion being herein explained and the best understood, such modifications in construc- Inode in which l have contemplated applytion having nothing to do with the present 65 ing that principle, so as to distinguish it invention. .As illustrated, moreover, said from other inventions. rim isshown with side flanges 3 adapting The object of the present invention is to it to receive and 'support a straight-sided provide simple and effective means for setire, but obviously these flanges muy be l5 curing, or locking, a so-called demount-' clencher flanges for use with the corre- 70 able rim onto the wheel body, -by tying the Sponding type of tire, if desired. The wheel same thereto rather than wedging it on, as body, likewise, is in the main of familiar has heretofore been the general practice. construction, including a telly 4 surrounded Rather, I propose a combination wedging by a telly-band 5, the rear edge of which is and tying action, the one side or edge of bent radially outward so as to form an 75 the demountable rim being directly fitted inclined flange 6, with which the rear edge onto a beveled or inclined seaton the adof the lrim l, when Ain seated position on jacent side of the folly-band or wheel body, the wheel, is designed to engage. while the other side of such rim is secured In such Continental rim construction as to the wheel body by means that pull radiheretofore utilized, a plurality ol wedges are S0 ally .inwardly on the same at circumferenintroduced in circumiercntially spaced retially spaced points. To the accomplishlation between the outer edge of the rim ment oi the foregoing and related ends, said and' the corresponding edge of the tellyinvention, then, consists of the means herelllINl, ill OFGI' t0 SOCHI'GLV 100k the lm ill S0 inafter fully describedy and particularly place, thc eil'ect being to place the rim under 85 pointed out in the claims.' tension as it were, by reason of the outward The annexed drawings and the following component or the force exerted by the sevdescription set forth in detail certain mechaelill Wedgesli the present construction, nism embodying the invention, such dishowever, instead .of such wedge elements,

closed means constituting, however, but one I provide a series ot clamps 10, the action 90 of various mechanical forms in whichthe of which, as previously indicated, is to draw principle of the invention may be used. 0r pull radially inwardly upon the rim at ln said annexed drawings circumferentially spaced points around its Fi, ;jure 1 is an elevation of a` wheel and l'lODl side, 0l OUGI Will@- 40 rim, complete, with my improved locking Vvlllle tlleSe Clamps l0 may ll 011 WUiOUS 95 means in place; Fig. 2 is a transverse secforms, and the Coperating portions 0f the tion thcreoi takcnon the plane indicated by rim. and wheel body may be variously fashthe line 2--2. Fig. l, thel locking means beioned, I prefer to make said clamps oi2 the ing shown in a position approaching the forni illustrated best in Figs. 2 and As iinal operative position; Fig. 3' is a broken there shown they consist ot' platos having an 100 sectional view similar to Fig. 2, but showupperrecurved hook-like end 1l, adapted to "ing such locking means in final operative detachably engage in recesses l2 formed in position; Fig. l is a side elevation, on a the outer side ot' the rim, more exactly in larger scale than in Fig. 1, oi a portion of 'the side flange thereof just above the level 5i) the wheel body and rim, showing one of of the outer surface of the rim. The lower -105 the devices constituting the locking-"means end 13 of'each of said clamps is bent inin place; Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4, wardly at an obtuse angle to the body of the but with a port-ion of such locking device clamp, and engages a correspondingly bevremoved, showing the coperative elements eled edge 14 on a. plate l5 iixedly attached of the rim, and wheel-body; and Fig. 6 is to the front face of the elly, and soeonsti- 110` that are designed to direction,

onto the felly-band, or

When thus slipped on,`t'he inner eectedby means of nuts 16 on the ends of transversely vdisposedvbolts 17 -projecting.

throu h the side of the felly and the aforesaid xed plates 15, and through suitable openings 18 in the clamp plates themselves. Such last-named openings18 are desirably elongated a trifle in a radial direction, so

-that a certain amount of movement is 'per-4 mitted the clamps in such direction.

Alined with thel recesses 12 in therim,

be engaged by the yrespective clamps 10, is a series of supporting 'plates or lugs20 on the under side of the rim. T hese maybe either riveted or welded thereto, or may be stamped up integrally from the material of the rim, as will be readily understood. 4The thickness of such supporting lugs is such that they very nearly, but not quite, equal the radial distance between the outer face Yof, the felly band and the inner face of the rim, in the latters normal condition.

` With the clamps 10 out of the way, accordingly, such rim may be readily slippfed removed therefrom. side'or edge of the rim seats .upon the inclined flange 6, that extends around the corresponding edge of the felly band, therebysecuring a continuous circumferential support for such rimside. Upon applying the clamps 10 to the several bolts, they will initially occupy the Aposition shown in Fig; 2, wherein .it will be seen that the supportin lugs 20 have a slight clearance or working t with respect to the rim. However, upon di-'awing up the nuts onithe bolts, so as to force said clamps transversely of the wheel body, they are at the -same time caused to move radially inwardly 'by the engagement ends, lwith the beveled edges of the ixed of their lower inclined v,plates 15, as shown in Fig.- 3. As a consequence the adjacent portions of the Irim are likewise drawn radially inwardly until the supporting lugs are firmly seated, or clamped, against the felly band.

A slight buckling, in an outward radial may be produced in the several arcs of the rim intermediate between successive clamps, but it is inconsequential and does not in any way affect the security of the mounting, the pressure of the load on such intermediate portionsv being transmitted, as by a truss, to the supporting lugs adjacent the corresponding clamps.

In order to remove the rim, it will be obvious that all that is necessary is to release the clamps and either swing them out ofthe way (if properly imensioned), or

` 'else remove them entirely from the bolts, whereupon the rim 'may be taken off in the usual fashion.

of the clamps 10 trans" versely of such wheel body is conveniently f vhas been found that the foregoing se- .'curing-means for locking the rim in place on the wheel body are particularly desirable for'ffuse. with rims of the trans-'split type as illustrated, relieving, as such lmeans do, the strain 'which is otherwiseput upon the lock for holding the rim-ends'together, where the `rim is placedunder tensionby the introduc- -tion of wedging' means between the same and the felly-band, or' wheel bod asin the prevailing 'construction In o` er words, according tothe present invention, by pulling radially inwardly at circumferentially spaced points about the outerv side of the rim, such rim ends are drawn toward each other, rather than forced apart, at least at the front side of the rim. Consequently a maximum tolerance may be left at the: split in the rim as manufactured, inasmuch as the space between the rim ends will be decreased, and not increased when the rim is in service. This contracting edect counteracts any tendencyv to open t e split unduly, as the rear side of the rim rides up onto the flange on the corresponding edge of the felly-band. rIhere will thus resultl a slight difference in the internal diameter of the 4rim at its front land rear edges, respectively, but this is desirable rather than otherwise,for it has been found that the rim is thus caused to seat all the more firmly on such rear flange of the felly-band.' Other modes of applying the rinciple of my invention may be employed) instead of the one explained, change being made as regards the mechanism herein disclosed, provided the means .stated by any of the following claimsor the equivalent of such stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly point ontmand distinctly claim as my invention:

1. The combination with a wheel body; of

a'demountable rim therefor; and means for securing said'rim onto said wheel body, said means including a member attached to the .latter and adapted to detachably` engage said rim, an inwardly inclined face on said wheel body, said member having a complementary inclined face, and means adapted to draw said member toward said wheel body, whereby such inclined faces coperate to move said member radially inward and exert a pull on said rim in the same divrection.

2. The combination with a wheel body; of a demountable rim' therefor; and means for securing said rim onto said wheel body, said means ,including a series of members attached to the latter at circumferentially spacedv oints about the same and adapted to detac ably engage said rim, a corresponding series of plates on the side of said Awheel body .having inwardly inclined faces, said members having complementary inclined faces, and means adapted to draw said members toward said wheel body, whereby such inclined faces coperate to move said members radially inward and exert a pull on said rim in the same direction.

3. The combination with a wheel having 'a transversely beveled, outwardly inclined.

surface adjacent its one edge and an iniardly inclined face on its opposite side; of a demount-able rim for said wheel body having;V its one sid( formed to seat on such outward-ly inclined surface; members attached to said wheel bodyv and adapted to .letachably engage the nher side of'said rim, saidmembers having inclined faces complementary to .that on the side of said wheel body.'l and means adapted to draw said members toward Said `wheel body, vwhereby such 'inclined faces coperate to move said members radially inward and exert a pull on said rim in the same direction.

Llf. The combination with a wheel having a transversely beveled, outwardly inclined surface adjacent its one edge and a series of circumferentially spaced plates on its opposite side presenting inwardly inclined faces; of a demountable rim for said wheel body having its one side formed .to seat on such outwardly inclined surface; a series of members corresponding.; with said plates and havingcomplementary inclined faces, said members beingjr adapted to detachably engage the other side of said rim; and means adapted to draw `said members toward said wheel body, whereby such inclined faces coperate to move said menibers radially inward and exert a pull on said rim in the same direction.

Signed by me this 29 day of March, 1916.

LEE V. ANNABLE.

J (i1-IN C. i\I.\.N'rEnNAC1-I, OTTO H. Jonsiir. 

